Assist-as-needed control based on region attractor for power-assist of knee joint taking into account differences in human and orthotic motion by Ken MASUYA, Yuta IDE, Masafumi OKADA

“…Using the estimated CoR, the motor torque that satisfies the desired knee torque is generated while minimizing the internal force in the direction that does not contribute to assist. …”
Get full text

Investigating the Effects of Optimal Use of Public Transport to Reduce Traffic and Air Pollution in Tabriz by Hamed Ahmadzadeh, Mahmoud Reza Keymanesh, Siavash Makani Bonab, Iman Ghanizadeh

“…The results of this study showed that the importance of indicators (criteria), in terms of their importance percentages are: Safety 0.499, Environmental Pollution 0.313, Cheapness 0.120 and Convenience 0.068 and finally the most preferred option between two motor modes, The public transport mode is identified at 0.778 compared to the 0.222 personal transport mode.…”
Get full text

Early Effects of Long-Term Neurotoxic Lead Exposure in Copper Works Employees by Irina Böckelmann, Eberhard Pfister, Sabine Darius

“…It was found that of the psychometric performance parameters, only the mainly motor performance parameters had a potential for being neurotoxic early indicators. …”
Get full text

Neuroplasticity and activity-based rehabilitation of a patient with post-surgical chronic Pott’s spine: a case report by Raveena Kini, Prachita Walankar, Aman Minocha, Vrushali Panhale

“…The common complications associated with it are spinal deformity and sensory-motor deficits in the limbs, which are based on the level of spinal affection. …”
Get full text

REKONFIGURASI 26 KANAL IRIGASI MENGGUNAKAN METODE BINARY FIREFLY ALGORITHMS (BFA) by M Yunus, Markhaban Siswanto, Slamet Imam Wahyudi, Soedarsono Soedarsono, Nazariano Rahman Wahyudi, Machrus Ali

“…In the irrigation control system, a servo motor simulates the control system using the Matlab 2013b software programme. …”
Get full text

Effects of epidural dexmedetomidine on patient-controlled epidural analgesia after total knee arthroplasty: a single-center, prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study by Seong Min Han, So Young Kwon, Jaesuk Kim, Jae Hyuk Kang, Jin Deok Joo

“…Secondary outcomes included hemodynamic parameters (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate), motor block assessment, sensory block duration, analgesia duration, and the need for additional analgesia. …”
Get full text

Specificity of Cognitive Impairment in Neurological Disease: A Methodological Critique of Parkinson’s Disease by H. J. Sagar

“…The following recommendations are made: rigid diagnostic criteria; representative patient groups; avoidance of arbitrary quantitative criteria to limit definitions of dementia; matching of groups for overall level of cognitive impairment in the search for qualitative cognitive differences related to neuropathology or effects of particular drugs; the use of suitable controls in patient groups, neuropsychological tests and treatment regimes; the use of specific quantitative tests of cognition, affect and motor disability; and longitudinal, compared with cross-sectional, study design.…”
Get full text

Bile Acids and Their Value for Central Nervous System by Yu. O. Shulpekova, P. E. Tkachenko, E. N. Shirokova, I. V. Damulin

“…Clinical and experimental works are conclusive about the CNS bile acids influence on mitochondrial membrane, their antioxidative role and, probably, steroid-mediator involvement in indirect regulation of memory, attention, motor functions and appetite.Conclusion. Bile acids act as pleiotropic signalling molecules affecting various tissues. …”
Get full text

Characterisation of Structure-Borne Sound Source Using Reception Plate Method by A. Putra, N. F. Saari, H. Bakri, R. Ramlan, R. M. Dan

“…In this experiment, rectangular plates having high and low mobility relative to that of the source were used as the reception plates and a small electric fan motor was acting as the structure-borne source. The data representing the source characteristics, namely, the free velocity and the source mobility, were obtained and compared with those from direct measurement. …”
Get full text

CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL AND SURGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF OPTIC NERVE-ASSOCIATED ATYPICAL MENINGIOMAS DEVELOPED IN THE ANTERIOR AND MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA by Claudia Florida Costea, Laurentiu Andrei Blaj, Dana Mihaela Turliuc, Vlad Liviu Hartie, Amelian Madalin Bobu, Andrei Ionut Cucu

“…Results: Out of 5 patients, 4 presented with intracranial hypertension syndrome at admission, and 2 with motor deficits. Most patients (4 out of 5) had reduced visual acuity (VA) at admission, and 3 of them had partial or total ON atrophy. …”
Get full text

İnmeli Hastalarda Hareket Fonksiyonuna Yönelik Rehabilitatif Yaklaşımlar by İlkay Zeynep Gürbüz, Semiha Akın

“…Bu yaklaşımlar sayesinde inme geçiren bireyler rehabilitasyon programına erken başlayabilir, teknolojik gelişmeler sayesinde motor hareket becerileri ve yaşam kalitesi desteklenebilir. …”
Get full text

First Use of GORE TAG Thoracic Endograft with Active Control System in Traumatic Aortic Rupture by Fotios Eforakopoulos, Ioanna Akrida, Petros Zampakis, Konstantinos Katsanos, Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Efstratios Koletsis

“…Patients after a high-velocity motor vehicle collision with rapid deceleration are at a significant risk of blunt aortic injury, a life-threatening condition that usually occurs in the aortic isthmus. …”
Get full text

Synchronization of Two Non-Identical Coupled Exciters in a Non-Resonant Vibrating System of Linear Motion. Part II: Numeric Analysis by Chunyu Zhao, Hongtao Zhu, Tianju Bai, Bangchun Wen

“…The load torque of each motor consists of three items, including the torque of sine effect of phase angles, that of coupling sine effect and that of coupling cosine effect. …”
Get full text

Del multiculturalismo al interculturalismo universitario ecuatoriano by Gabriel GALARZA LÓPEZ

“…Da cuenta de la Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE), alma y motor de un Estado plurinacional y multiétnico por el que ha luchado el Movimiento Indígena Ecuatoriano, apareciendo ante la conciencia del país como el "Ghandi Colectivo", capaz de promover la Carta Magna de los Derechos Colectivos y proclamarlos en el capítulo 5 de la Constitución Política del Estado.…”
Get full text

Contributing factors for participation and independence in children and youths with disabilities by Anna Karin Axelsson, Magnus Ivarsson, Henrik Danielsson, Anna Ullenhag

“…Other influential child factors included the presence of seizures, speech abilities, age, pain levels, and motor functions. None of the studied environmental factors were retained as predictors in the models.Conclusions Difficulties in intellectual functioning need to be evaluated and considered in planning interventions to improve participation and independence. …”
Get full text

Research on Cooperative Control of the Hydraulic System of Multiple Intelligent Vehicles Combined Transportation by Jianjun Wang, Jingyi Zhao

“…Aiming at the stability control of multi-vehicle running synchronization, the system transfer function of pump-controlled motor in driving system is established, and the PID control is added. …”
Get full text

Role of Serotonin Neurons in L-DOPA- and Graft-Induced Dyskinesia in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease by Eunju Shin, Elisabetta Tronci, Manolo Carta

“…L-DOPA, the most effective drug to treat motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, causes abnormal involuntary movements, limiting its use in advanced stages of the disease. …”
Get full text

Caesarean Delivery Complicated by Unintentional Subdural Block and Conversion Disorder by Hesham Elsharkawy, Ashish K. Khanna, Sabri Barsoum

“…Subdural block is also a potential but rare complication of attempted epidural placement during a CSE procedure, which may present as a block that is usually patchy in nature, with a component of sensory and/or motor deficit and a variable duration of action. …”
Get full text

Differences in Cortical Representation and Structural Connectivity of Hands and Feet between Professional Handball Players and Ballet Dancers by Jessica Meier, Marlene Sofie Topka, Jürgen Hänggi

“…Here we aimed at investigating sport-specific adaptations in professional handball players and ballet dancers by focusing on the primary motor and somatosensory grey matter (GM) representation of hands and feet using voxel-based morphometry as well as on fractional anisotropy (FA) of the corticospinal tract by means of diffusion tensor imaging-based fibre tractography. …”
Get full text

The Smoothing Artifact of Spatially Constrained Canonical Correlation Analysis in Functional MRI by Dietmar Cordes, Mingwu Jin, Tim Curran, Rajesh Nandy

“…It is shown that constrained CCA methods corrected for the smoothing artifact lead to more plausible activation patterns in fMRI as shown using data from a motor task and a memory task.…”
Get full text